Olive oil pie crust, winter squash, goat cheese, herbs, garlic and go-mingled olive oil make this galette a table centerpiece. It was made and shot for Edible East Bay. Shown on the cover and inside!

Thrilled to share that my collaboration with Edible East Bay was selected as a finalist for the 2024–2025 Edible Magazine Cover Award! This image was created in my studio using locally milled California olive oil, walnuts, persimmons, and pomegranates. I’d just finished painting this backdrop and was inspired by the natural light pouring through my window—so I styled the scene, sent it off, and never imagined it would land on the cover, let alone receive recognition across the Edible Magazine community.

Grateful to Edible and to everyone who continues to support and celebrate our vibrant local food culture!

Here is how to make Shakshuka, a North African Tunisian dish with spicy broth, stewed fresh vegetables, and poached eggs.

This test shoot was all about celebrating California's bold, delicious flavors. With cheeseburgers, Baja-style bites, and sun-soaked drone shots of LA flooding our social feeds, we drew inspiration straight from the Golden State’s current vibe.

Would you be my Valentine?

Here are 3 delicious desserts we have created to appease chocolate lovers, banana chocolate lovers, and people who want something gorgeous with almost no work - the fantastic Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia ice cream in a beautiful Anthropologie heart-shaped footed glass.

Enjoy!

Here is a plant-forward recipe for macaroni and cheese. The sauce is made from butternut squash, and all of the cheddar cheese is melted on top. Enjoy!

Here is a recipe we created using shredded chicken, radishes, cheese, and toasted corn tortillas. The Blood Orange Margarita matches very well!

Engage your audience with relatable, mouthwatering recipes and dynamic reels to showcase your product. Perfect for marketing content, these visuals captivate viewers, create connections, and highlight your brand authentically and appealingly.

Here is a delicious marketing library for a new product: dried cherries by Antioxidant Solutions. We started with a relatable image of cherries on a kitchen counter followed by 3 delicious ways to use them. The work will be used in Costco and Sam’s Club along with other marketing assets.

What would you make with a pile of greens, microgreens, grapefruit, and pomegranates? I decided to make a delicious salad with a lime vinaigrette.

It’s not uncommon for a photo shoot to produce a spectacular photo that simply finds no place in the issue. That was the case for photographer Judy Doherty’s still life on our cover, which was left over from our Winter 2021-22 issue’s feature on olio nuovo. We’re pleased to welcome her back. See more of her work at judydohertyphotography.com.

I am honored to be a recipient of Lurzer’s 200 Best Digital Artists award for 2024, Edition 7. My Mother Earth Out of Time digital painting was chosen from over 6,000 entries.